Highlights

This piece is written by Rebecca of Sex and Politics and Screeds and Attitude, Cedric of Cedric's Big Mix, Kat of Kat's Korner, Betty of Thomas Friedman is a Great Man, Mike of Mikey Likes It!, Elaine of Like Maria Said Paz, Ruth of Ruth's Report (with us in spirit), Marcia of SICKOFITRADLZ, Stan of Oh Boy It Never Ends and Wally of The Daily Jot. Unless otherwise noted, we picked all highlights. Illustration is the movie poster for The Hurt Locker.





"Iraq snapshot" and "Iraq snapshot" -- C.I. covers two Congressional hearing (first snapshot it's at length, second only notes it briefly).



"I Hate The War" -- Wally says C.I. was half asleep when this was started, jolted up right in the middle and managed to finish it. This was the most requested highlight of the week.



Isaiah's The World Today Just Nuts "CIA Diva" -- Isaiah takes on Panetta.



"Senator Burris is cleared" -- if this weren't the fiction issue, we'd be covering the topic Betty is in this post.



"Snacks in the Kitchen" -- Trina reminds that one of the issues about being on a budget it grasping that you are on a budget.



"newsmaker of the week: gordon brown," "that wacky gordon brown," "gordon brown, not smart enough to stage an inquiry...," "thoughts on gordon brown & the iraq non-inquiry" and
"Joan Walsh Hurts The Cause" -- first four are Rebecca contiuing her Gordo Brown coverage. The fifth is C.I. filling in for Rebecca.



"Bully Boy is NOT on Vacation" -- Isaiah dips into the archives to note 2005 and the vacationing Bully Boy.





"My BFF Kevin Zeese," "He didn't do s**t" and "Stop LYING John R. MacArthur" -- Kat on Kevy, Marcia on Barack and Stan on John. Community takes on the see-no,speak-no lying crowd.





"The Proposal" -- Stan telling you to go see The Proposal.





"Idiot of the week: Laura Flanders" -- Laura Flanders wins idiot of the week! Yea, you go, Laura!



"Why I HATE BIll Fletcher Jr and his enablers," "Dr. Alan Berkman," "Melissa and Tammy Lynn," "Waking up" and "Panetta crossed the line" -- Ann continues filling in for Ruth.



"Troy Davis" -- Mike covers Dalia Hashad's return to Law & Disorder.



"Celebrity in need of rehab" and "THIS JUST IN! THE DROOP!" -- Try to make him go to rehab, he says no, no, no. But he needs it, yes, yes, yes.





"Corrente Racism Sarah-Style" and "Corrente's Sarah is an idiot" -- Marcia and Stan take on a dumb ass.



"Yeah, it does matter" -- Elaine takes on another dumb ass.



"Anne Frank" -- Betty shares this story and it's a good one.







"Torture, not you know what," "Sick of David Letterman" and "Pacifica Radio has problems with single-payer" -- Kat, Marcia and Stan. There's a connecting thread. Can you find it?







"THIS JUST IN! HOMOPHOBE IN CHIEF!" and "BARRY O THE HOMOPHOBE" -- Barry the big homophobe.